Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 tsp rum extract
1 egg
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves

Instructions

In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla, rum extract and egg until light and fluffy. Stir flour, nutmeg and ground cloves together and mix into wet ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 to 45 minutes or overnight for easier handling.

Heat oven to 350°F. Divide dough into 12 pieces. On lightly floured surface, shape each piece of dough into a long rope, 1/2 inch in diameter and about 15 inches long. Cut into 2 ½ -inch lengths; place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for about 12 minutes or until light golden brown. (Don't over bake) Immediately remove from cookie sheets to a cooling rack; cool.

Roll cooled logs in a mixture of ½ cup confectioner sugar and ¼ tsp nutmeg or to your own taste.

Note: A Zippered plastic bag works well. Just put in the nutmeg and confectioners sugar and shake to mix. Add a few cookies at a time and gently toss in sugar mixture; remove to a container and repeat until all are coated.)

Note: The sugar can be decreased a little if rolling the cookies in confectioners sugar and if a less sweet cookie is desired.

Store in tightly covered container.

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